Recent Examples on the WebProbst remembers the cocky applicant showing up for his Zoom interview with his shirt unbuttoned down to his belly button.—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2023 The bowtie came off first, and then White unbuttoned the top of his shirt.—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024 Lucas, her expression registering rage and despair, unbuttoned her cuffs, removed her tie, unbuttoned her shirt with rising agitation – spat her words, tossed her shirt to the ground, extended her arms wide.—Panchalay Chalermkraivuth, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024 In the stairwell, Delancey alleges, Wells again grabbed his genitals and tried to unbutton his jeans.—Variety, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2023 Kate unbuttoned her jeans and kicked them down her legs.—Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023 His mother and several other family members standing behind him also unbuttoned shirts to show Aztecs gear as well.—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2023 Like his dad, Brooklyn, 24, also wore a simple suit, but ditched a tie for a more casual look, opting instead to unbutton the top few buttons of his white undershirt.—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023 For the outing, Gomez wore a crisp white shirt dress unbuttoned up top, thigh-high shiny black boots, and a pair of gold hoop earrings to tie it all in.—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
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